Barriers to Use of Remote Monitoring in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02361333

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-11

Start date

2012-10-31

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2018-01-17

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Conditions

Cardiac Patients, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a teaching intervention can help increase the use of remote monitors in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTeaching Intervention

Patients will be taught how to install and use a remote monitor

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Received a Medtronic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) at Yale Electrophysiology, between January 2007 and June 2012 * ICD is compatible with Carelink, Medtronic's remote monitoring system

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 18 years of age * From a vulnerable population * Incompetent/suffers from dementia * Non-English speaking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of remote Transmissions of data using remote monitor made by patient	6 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026